1) Pharmacy professionals have career options in pharmaceutical industries like production, quality control, research and development, marketing, and product management. They can also work as registered pharmacists in hospitals or drug stores. 2) A pharmacopoeia is an official book that sets standards for drugs and pharmaceutical aids published by a country's authority. The Indian Pharmacopoeia (IP) and British Pharmacopoeia (BP) are examples. 3) The latest edition of the Indian Pharmacopoeia is the 7th edition published in 2014, which includes over 2500 monographs and standards for drugs, formulations, and veterinary products. It aims to ensure safety, efficacy, and quality of pharmaceuticals in India

1. LECTURE-05
QUESTIONS:-
Q.1)- What is the different option as a career in Pharmacy? (Year-2020-21){07 markes}
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Explain various scope of Pharmacy? (Year-2018-19){07 markes}
Q.2)- List the Last three edition of Indian Pharmacopoeia (Year – 2018-2019) {2Mark’s}
Q.3)- Enlist edition of Indian Pharmacopoeia? (Year – 2021--2022) {2Mark’s}
Q.4.)- What do you understand by Pharmacopoeia? Write a short note on I.P & B.P. (Year – 2020-2021)
{07Mark’s}
Q.5)- In which year doe the most recent edition of I.P.been published lately & how many volume does into
latest edition contain? (Year – 2019-2020) {2Mark’s}
Pharmacy as a Career
A pharmacy professional has the following options for their career growth:
1) Pharmaceutical Industries (Production, Manufacturing, Packaging, Store and Purchase, Quality Control
and Quality Assurance, Research and Development): Each manufacturing unit of drug (whether allopathic,
ayurvedic, or homeopathic) comprises various major sections like production, packaging, inventory, and
purchase.
Technical supervision is required for packaging of pharmaceutical products. The two major production
related operations on which the product quality depends are store and purchase.
The two major departments of any manufacturing industry are Quality Control and Quality Assurance.
2) Pharmaceutical Marketing: A business cannot be continued without marketing and sales of its products.
Pharmaceutical marketing and sales are technical in nature and the physician should have adequate
knowledge regarding the dose, use, and contraindication of the drug
3) Product Management: This is another area of marketing which is although not a field job but requires a
person with some field experience. This job has excellent scope of earning if the person is gifted with
innovative ideas.
4) Hospital and Clinical Pharmacy: The pharmacy professional also work in hospitals or drug stores as
Registered Pharmacists. In many countries where this is a highly prestigious job, the pharmacist is
authorised to prescribe a medicine while the physician diagnoses the disease.
PHARMACOPOEIAS
Introduction
For preparation of medicines there is a requirement of specific directions, which is written in a book called
Pharmacopoeia. Usually this book is published by a concerned authority.
Pharmacopoeia can be defined as a book of standards applicable to drugs and their common dosage forms
and pharmaceutical aids published in a country under the authority of its own Government. Many
advanced countries, publish their own Pharmacopoeias, e.g., Indian Pharmacopoeia (LP), British
Pharmacopoeia (B.P), etc. which are published by the authority or commission of their respective
countries.
Indian Pharmacopoeia (IP.)
Indian Pharmacopoeia (I.P.) is an official text responsible for the quality control and assurance of
pharmaceuticals in India. This book does so by contributing in their safety, efficacy, and affordability.
A plethora of official analytical procedures and drug specifications are present in I.P. This book and its
subsequent parts have got approval under the Second Schedule of the Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940 and
Rules 1945. The standards for identity, purity, and strength of drugs with respect to the health of humans
and animals are mentioned in I.P.
After independence, the Indian Pharmacopoeia Committee co mn nstituted in 1948 for the publication of
I.P. as its main function. The Indian Pharmacopoeia editions are:

2. 1) Indian Pharmacopoeia, 1955: First edition, followed by its supplement in 1960.
2) Indian Pharmacopoeia, 1966: Second edition, followed by its supplement in 1975.
3) Indian Pharmacopoeia, 1985: Third edition, followed by its addendum in 1989 and 1991.
4) Indian Pharmacopoeia, 1996: Fourth edition, followed addendum in 2000 and 2002.
5) Indian Pharmacopoeia, 2007: Fifth edition, followed by its addendum in 2008. It is presented in the
following three volumes:
i) Volume 1 contains the general notices, preface, and structure of the 1.P.C., acknowledgement,
introduction, and the general chapters.
ii) Volume 2 deals with the general monographs on drug substances, dosage forms, and pharmaceutical
aids (from A-M).
iii) Volume 3 contains monographs on drug substances, dosage forms, and pharmaceutical aids (from N-Z)
followed by monographs on vaccines and immunisers for human use, herbs and herbal products, blood
and blood related products, biotechnology products, and veterinary products.
6) Indian Pharmacopoeia, 2010: Sixth edition, followed by its addendum in 2012. It contains three volumes:
i) Volume I consists of general notices, preface, constituents of I.P.C., acknowledgements, introduction,
and general chapters.
ii) Volume II consists of general notices and monographs related to dosage forms, drug substances, and
pharmaceutical aids (from A-M).
iii) Volume III consists of monographs related to drug substances. dosage forms, and pharmaceutical aids
(from N-Z). This volume also contains monographs of vaccines and immunosera used by humans, herbs
and herbal products, blood and blood products, biotechnology and veterinary products.
7) Indian Pharmacopoeia, 2014 with DVD: Seventh edition, followed by its addendum in 2015.
Latest Edition-7 Edition of Indian Pharmacopoeia, 2014 The latest edition of Indian Pharmacopoeia is the
7th edition and was published in 2014 by the Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (I.P.C.) for the Ministry of
Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.
The 7th edition I.P. 2014 includes:
1) A total of 2548 monographs, out of which 577 new monographs were added.
2) 19 monographs and a general chapter related to radiopharmaceuticals.
3) 4 volumes which are in hard bound, along with a DVD. 4) Monographs related to veterinary.
5) A uniform pattern was followed for presenting a subject matter. 6) Use of chromatographic methods. 7)
Many monographs related to herbs.
6) Use of chromatographic method.
7) Many monographs related to herbs.
8) Certain monographs not present in other major pharmacopoeias globally.
9) A certificate to prove its authenticity.
10) The format is quite easy and simple to understand
11) Cross referencing was eliminated.
12) Traditional tests were replaced with more specific tests, such UV spectrophotometry.
13) Pyrogen testing was eliminated virtually. 14) Irrelevant monographs were eliminated.